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Princess Tarakanova (c. 1745 – December 15 [ O.S. December 4] 1775) was a pretender to the Russian throne. She styled herself, among other names, Knyazhna Yelizaveta Vladimirskaya (Princess Elizabeth of Vladimir ), Fräulein Frank, and Madame Trémouille.
Yelizaveta ( Isabel) Alekséyevna Tarakánova ( circa 1745-4 de diciembre jul. / 15 de diciembre de 1775 greg.) fue una supuesta princesa y pretendiente al trono del Imperio ruso. Fue llamada Knyazhná Yelizaveta Vladímirskaya, «princesa Isabel de Vladímir », Fräulein Frank y Madame Trémouille .
- Who Was Princess Tarakanova?
- Finding Sponsors and Supporters in Europe
- Pretending on The Russian Throne
- Trick Arrest and Shipping to Russia
- Flavitsky Painting
Though Empress Elizabeth of Russia (daughter of Peter the Great) wasn’t officially married and didn’t have children, she is said to have a secret wedding with her favorite, Alexei Razumovsky (read more about ithere). And legend has it that they might have had a secret daughter. However, there is no historical evidence proving that. After Elizabeth,...
Actually, she called herself Elizaveta and didn’t use the name Princess Tarakanova, which is quite a ridiculous name (‘tarakan’ is translated as a cockroach from Russian and it’s very unlikely a high noblewoman to have such a surname). She was nicknamed this way by a French diplomat and writer named Jean Henri Castéra, who mentioned her story in a ...
In 1774, she started spreading a rumor that she was a secret daughter of Empress Elizabeth and that she had legitimate claims to the Russian throne. Tarakanova started to gather supporters in Europe, saying she had lots of sympathizers in Russia (which wasn’t true). She even planned to reach King Frederick the Great of Prussia and King Stanisław Po...
Orlov invited the fake princess to Livorno (Leghorn) in Italy to take a look at the Russian fleet he commanded. The sailors acted out a scene of praising and welcoming her aboard one of the ships… where she was immediately arrested. She, at first, didn’t realize that Orlov was involved and kept sending him letters of love and asking for help. In Pe...
While imposters like Tarakanova are considered to be criminals from the state point of view, mass culture used to be interested in their personalities if not to sympathize with them. Alexander Pushkin wrote about Pugachev in his novel‘The Captain’s Daughter’, while Tarakanova was immortalized by artist Konstantin Flavitsky. In reality, Tarakanova d...
Princess Tarakanova is the most famous painting by the artist Konstantin Flavitsky. Completed in 1864, the painting depicts the story of Princess Tarakanova, who was imprisoned during the reign of Empress Catherine II.
- 245 cm × 187 cm (96 in × 74 in)
- 1864
- Oil on canvas
- Konstantin Flavitsky
Title: Princess Tarakanova. Creator: Flavitsky K.D. Date Created: 1863/1864. Even abroad, Flavitsky planned to write a picture about the ill-fated destiny of the famous adventurer impostor, who...
6 de ago. de 2019 · In 1864, Russian artist Konstantin Flavitsky painted “The Princess Tarakanova, in the Peter and Paul Fortress, at the Time of the Flood” based on a legend in which Catherine the Great locked...
‘Princess Tarakanova, in the Peter and Paul Fortress at the Time of the Flood’ was created in 1864 by Konstantin Flavitsky in Romanticism style. Find more prominent pieces of history painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
